ICUGirl

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1. A Staffing Perfect Storm

   ICUGirl replied to J.Adderton's topic in COVID

   Yes, I believe pay increases would've helped to keep many of our nurses. But also, we did have bad working conditions which helped to catapult nurses right out of our unit into the travel world. So, it was a combination of bad working conditions an...

2. Charge nurse with patients?

   ICUGirl replied to RNHeartNurse's topic in Critical

   My facility has 32 beds and we're a mixed unit. The charge nurse is also the rapid response nurse, code blue nurse, and also the code stroke nurse. So we try very hard not to give them patients, but what often happens is that during the shift, an a...

3. A Staffing Perfect Storm

   ICUGirl replied to J.Adderton's topic in COVID

   The problem we're having is that most of our nurses are jumping ship and running off to become travel nurses where the pay is 3-5 times their going rate. We have lost so many nurses since the start of the pandemic. We've had to hire travel nurses t...

4. Do you wear some type of support for your legs to prevent leg cramps?

   ICUGirl replied to JNT'smom's topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone been in nursing for a long time and avoided varicose veins by wearing support stockings? do they really prevent the veins from popping out?

5. 1)Feeling picked on, 2) How much is too much? A vent of a nurse/mom loosing her mind.

   ICUGirl replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

   That kind of behavior is UNACCEPTABLE!!! We should not ever put up with that kind of crap from anyone. I think you should talk to your charge nurse and set her straight. Someone needs to. Otherwise, she'll continue to yell at people in front of the...

6. Are there presentations/public speaking in CRNA school?

   ICUGirl replied to futurenp's topic in CRNA

   I also have a terrible time doing public speaking. I don't know what it is. I think its a fear of looking stupid in front of your peers and even potential co-workers. This fear of public speaking prevents me from furthering my education. I don't ...